The book I chose this week is called "Tjatjakaymatchan (Coyote) A legend from Carmel Valley" by Alex O. Ramirez and is a Native American tale about why the coyote calls into the night. I would categorize this book as fiction because of the talking coyote and fox. I decided to read this book because of my Choctaw heritage and it reminded me that many first people languages and stories are vanishing into the time because they not written down most of the time. The most interesting piece of information that I found was about why this book was published and it was because the writer's friends encouraged him to write down his memories of his Elders so that they would not fade into time. I also thought his illustrations were interesting because unlike…
According to Frontline and an interview with COL Perkins, “as the United States developed its war plan, it was clear that it would have to take Baghdad to have a decisive victory”.5 COL Perkin’s knew this and provided his unit with clear and concise purpose as well as the desired end state when conducting both Thunder Runs. The intent was to collect intelligence, push through city and remain downtown if specific conditions were met. The end state was to collapse the Saddam Government and Iraqi regime. Perkins acted on the guidance from LTG Wallace and MG Blount, and relayed it down to his three subordinate battalion commanders. COL Perkins ensured there was no confusion due to the high risk involved. He gave orders to “attack as fast as you can, and push through the center of the city. If a vehicle becomes disabled due to enemy fire, you immediately take the crew off, put them on another vehicle, and you just leave it”.6 COL Perkins gave specific guidance on Objective Moe, Larry and Curly which was crucial to keeping…
I could not put down the book Gym Candy by Carl Deuker. It is a great book about sports and truly displays the life of a football player and what some people are willing to do to become great. The main character in my book is Mick Johnson and ever since he was three he was striving to be great football player like his father was. But no matter how much effort he displays on the field or in the gym he always comes up short.…
After, reading the book The Art of Racing in Rain by Gareth Stein, you should all be now experts on the book. In the book, there was a major court case between Denny and his in-laws Maxwell and Trish also known as the Evil Twins. Your assignment is to prepare yourself to argue for Denny or the Twins case. Next class, we will have this debate on this and decide which side should have won. When you get to class you will be randomly place to one side of the classroom. SO BE PREPARE TO ARGUE BOTH SIDES!!…
The Kite Runner is the book I recommend more than The Color Purple by Alice Walker for incoming 9th Grade Honors students.The Kite Runner shows very emotional story of friendship, family, mistakes, and love. It was a very interesting book which caught my attention and drew me in. Although The Color Purple was a book about a less fortunate, uneducated, African-American fourteen-year-old girl who comes across struggles in her life so, began to writes letters to God to help and guide her. I don't recommend this book as much only because the book was written using slang which made it challenging to read and comprehend and The Color Purple not as entertaining.…
During this time Enrique get to know Diana, his nine-year-old sister. Soon enough Enrique and her mom start to have some problems because the different mentality they have. After some hard days between them they finally reconcile, but the difficulties persist. One day, Enrique encourages Maria Isabel to come north, and she agrees to leave the baby behind.…
Yes, I would recommend this book to a friend because it was a very touching story. For example, Hope's father dying really showed how much she loved him. This book was easy to understand and to comprehend. The story was good for a young reader, not a more advanced reader. The story was a relatable vibe that a young athlete would understand. I would one hundred percent recommend this book to an athlete.…
I would recommend this to people who like sports book because it has a lot of parts where there are games being played and if you like mystery to this is the book to read because you don't know who the killer is i was a fun book to read and everyone should…
In The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein the main character, Enzo, who also happens to be a dog, shows how caring he is. Throughout the book Enzo always puts his family (Denny, Eve, and Zoe) first. He dedicates his life to protecting them and always tries his best to warn the family about things such as Eve’s cancer. He shows compassion towards the family even when they forget about him and leave him at their house for multiple days alone with no food or water. He forgives the family for all of their mistakes and always looks out for their best interests. Enzo also always wants the best for the family even if it means he gets left behind and he always puts himself second. When Denny gets opportunities to race but has to leave Enzo behind…
Faye was facing the crisis of her lifetime, where she thought she would not be able to satisfy Kai nor make him happy without giving him the gift of a child and knowing that Kai desperately wanted to have a child with her. For that reason, she feared marrying him. "I can't be what you want me to be. We can't have the kind of life you want...I'm so afraid...you'll be…
I chose the book Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. I chose this book because I had watched the movie a long time ago and everyone says the book is always better than the movie. I knew I was going to like it because I love animals and I have always wanted to be a veterinarian just like Jacob in this book. I thought it was very inspiring how even after Jacob learns that his parents have been killed in the car crash and their home has been mortgaged to pay for his tuition and the house is not to become his home, he leaves his college right before he has nearly graduated. He jumps on a train, not knowing it is a circus train belonging to the Benzini Brothers. Jacob is nearly kicked off of the train but when the owner of the circus, Uncle Al finds out about Jacob’s training as a vet, he hires Jacob to take care of his circus animals. I believe it is was a miracle. Jacob is hardworking and does whatever he can to protect what and who he loves. Unlike some people Jacob was aware that August was a mean man that abuses the animals and the people around him, but comes off as a charming man, he felt he had to develop a guarded relationship to protect Rosie and Marlena. Jacob was an all around caring person, he helped people as much as possible like when he helped Camel who became paralyzed and the circus had no need for him anymore, Jacob knew August would kick him off the train so he took care of Camel until the circus got to the providence, which is where Camel’s son was located. I think that the message in this book is that when there is no hope left in you that you need to just keep moving because whether you believe it or not things will get better. That is what happened to Jacob numerous times in this book, he had a lot of tough times but he got through them eventually. I like that you can imagine what is happening in your head the whole time you are reading this book, but for example “Rosie stretches out her trunk, reaching for…
Mattie’s relationships also have changed. She now admits to herself now that she likes Nathaniel Benson. After the epidemic she and Nathaniel have both matured & have a more easy and confident relationship. She now views Eliza, Joseph, Nell, Robert, and William like family and feels responsible for them.…
"Summer of the Monkeys", written by Wilson Rawls. Wilson Rawls is famous for closing the gap between the readers and the characters of his books, which is my main thesis of this project. To most readers, they will become emotionally attached to the main character Jay Berry, his sister Daisy, and their grandpa.…
Leah truly loved her sister and having Emma be the one who found her cutting and down to 80.00 pounds was almost enough to wake her up. However, Leah ran away after her hospital stay and stayed with Elijah who was instrumental in her healing. She viewed Elijah as a safe person because he was almost as messed up as she was, and that allowed her to open up to him. He left her at the motel and she was alone with her visions of Cassie and her guilt. She didn’t eat and was fading quickly, but then she began to remember things she had promised Emma she would do with her. She also figured out why Cassie couldn’t move on and gave her what she needed so she could rest in peace. The thoughts of Emma and releasing Cassie with no feelings of guilt were the things that gave Leah the strength to call her mom and desire to get…
Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown is a book that has many themes and it is a book that can give you advice on nearly everything. All that is required is to read it. Boys In The Boat was a very tense book. This book is about a rowing team that took time during 1920/1930s and it explains their journey from when they were just born to when they passed. The thing that made this book interesting is that the team had there ups and downs. One day the best thing would happen to them and the next not so much. I also like this book and recommend it to other people because it explains the importance of teamwork, trust and family. Without these the team would completely fail and they would not have ended up where they were. “Except for Don Hume,…